"Nightmare" and "catastrophe" - that is what a coronavirus outbreak in Gaza would look like in the words of a top UN official.
But even if the virus is kept out, the pandemic's financial impact could push it over the edge.
"If there was a local outbreak, it would be a nightmare and a major catastrophe," Matthias Schmale, the UN's director of operations in Gaza, told EUobserver from Gaza City on Wednesday (15 April).
An outbreak could quickly spread because the strip was t...
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